The verse of focus in today's Gospel is ' Then his mother and his brothers came,and standing outside they sent to him and called him (Mark 3:31). The word that caught my attention however was 'then' -referring to a specific period in time. When Jesus' family arrived, the battle of words with the scribes was... Continue Reading →
FILL YOUR WELLS
You would expect that for someone with increasing popularity, the drive would have been to increase visibility and permeability even further. But with Jesus, we see an opposite response: he retreated to pray. The verse of interest today is this: Luke 5:15-16 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and... Continue Reading →
CONTENTIONS WILL ARISE
Acts 6:8-9 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen(as it was called)...who began to argue with Stephen. Are you facing contentions?Resistance honing in all sides?Do you sense that you have sudden impediments to... Continue Reading →